A Heart To Heal (BL)

CH 11.1 - Secret's Out (PA)

Trigger Warning: Mentions of Abuse and Rape

Yuto's grandmother was asleep, connected to an uncountable amount of wires and a monitor. Yuto didn't know how to feel. Nagisa enveloped his hand tightly as he observed Yuto's worried face.

'Even if he'd been abused, he still can't help but love them because he's part of their family register. He's too innocent'.

Almost as if he were entranced, Yuto had been on the sofa. Silent and overthinking. He would have continued to be in such state if the door wasn't flung open. Kirishima Yuri, Nagisa's ex wife and Yuto's sister, ran into the slate room with a man following her from behind. "Grandma, I've come to see you!"She cried before gasping, surprised to see Nagisa there.

"Shinji? What are you doing here?"She asked and a man followed her into the room. "Oh, Yuri, is that your ex-husband?". The lady nodded and clung to his arm. "Shinji, this is Aoyama Takumi. He's my fiancé,". Yuto looked up, surprised but he bit his lip and stayed quiet. Nagisa smiled at the man. "Nice to meet you Aoyama-kun. I'm Shinji Nagisa,". Takumi returned the smile. "Thank you for taking care of Yuri for the past three years. I hope I treat her as well as you did,".

Noticing that Yuto was staring into space, Nagisa squeezed his hand gently to offer some support. "Eh? You've brought him with you?"Yuri asked and Nagisa rubbed the boy's head gently. "He wanted to go and see her,". Yuto rested his head against Nagisa's shoulder and sighed. He pulled the hood of his hoodie up and felt the man's arm wrap around his shoulder.

"I guess after I left, you two became close huh," Yuri chuckled and Nagisa smiled. "He does so much for me. Plus, he's really adorable with me. You can't help but love him once you get to know him,". Yuri made a rude noise of disbelief and Nagisa whined. "It's true! He's really softhearted, deep down on the inside,". Takumi walked over to look at Yuto and he was a little surprised. "Yuri told me that you looked like you were always ready to kill someone but, you look so softhearted. Are you just worried?".

'It's because Nagi's with me. Holding my hand and keeping me close. Wearing his hoodie that smells exactly like him, smiling so gently at me. That's what's calming to me'.

Takumi put the food that he and Yuri had bought for the grandmother on the table. Nagisa moved a bit so that they could sit on the futon but there still wasn't enough room. "Yuto? Want to cuddle?"He whispered and felt his hand being squeezed in response. He carefully pulled Yuto onto his lap, arms around his waist, resting his head on the boy's small left shoulder.

Both Yuto's sister and her fiancé took a seat on the sofa. Yuri looked intrigued. She basically abandoned her own brother at the house of her ex-husband. Before this, the two were always fighting with each other; they practically hated each other but when did they become this close?

The rosey golden glint of their rings caught Takumi's eye but he decided not to say anything about it, especially with Yuri's loudmouth personality. After all, Nagisa and Yuto looked comfortable with each other's presence.

Plus, they looked really natural together.

'Hehe, that's cute. I don't know what Yuri meant about her 'unloveable' brother when he looks so soft and harmless in Shinji-san's arms'.

Waiting for the old lady to wake up, Nagisa's larger hand was interlocked with Yuto's smaller one trying to comfort him as best as he could. The doctors told the Kirishima siblings that this may be the old lady's last few days alive hence why Yuto was so quiet.

When the grandmother opened her eyes, she was surprised to see a crowd there. She smiled at them and motioned for Yuto to come over to her bed. "Yuto-kun, I have to apologise on behalf of the entire family that we didn't take care of you since you were born. I think it's time you know why,". Nagisa and Takumi's eyes widened but Yuto obediently went over, his hands trembling without the comfort of Nagisa's.